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Date: Aug 5, 2026
Date: Aug 5, 2026
Time: 8:00 am
Time: 8:00 am
Location: Sunset Beach, on the beach under the main Pier.
Location: Sunset Beach, on the beach under the main Pier.
Distance: a measured 5K out (heading to SC) and back.
Distance: a measured 5K out (heading to SC) and back.
Please email us if you are a beach vendor and would like to donate a prize or two for the winners of the race.
Please email us if you have any questions before the race.
We are in need of a bull horn for the race, if anyone can lend us one for a few hours that day.
Remember when running in the heat so you need to be aware of your body.
Stop when you are not feeling well, especially anyone under 18 years old.
Drink plenty of water or Gatorade before, during and after your run.
And if you are 15 yrs old or younger, your parents or
grandparents are responsible for you.
Do not push yourself during this race so you become sick.
We want everyone to have a great time.
Sponsors:
we need a few sponsors here.
Race Details:
This is a free race on a public beach for all to attend.
Runners and walkers are welcome. There will be prizes for all participants, may be.
And there will be ONE water stop and .......
NO bibs,
NO fees,
NO timing,
NO race t-shirts,
No registration
NO celebrities,
NO massages,
NO hills,
NO medals
NO cash prizes
NO medical tent,
NO restrictions on baby strollers,
NO restrictions on what you can wear or not wear,
NO free food at the end and
NO sign up process.
JUST a great fun race you can run with your whole family.
It will be just a great free race.
In 2010 we had 28 runners show up, 2011 we had over 75 runners show up and in 2012 we had 133 awesome runners. 2013 - we had over 250 runners, 2014 we had ~350 runners and in 2015 we had around 265 runners and 2016 we had 260 runners.
In 2017 we have around 275 runners. In 2018 we had around 290 runners. Let's see how many show up on this phoenix 5K in 2026.
There will be prizes for the top three runners for males and females. We are not sure what those prizes will be but they will be well worth it.There will also be a race official keeping precise timing on his watch for the top 3 runners in each gender. There will also be a start and finish line (drawn in the sand by our feet) and a big maker to show the turn around spot on the beach. You will also be getting lots of positive yelling and screaming from the race officials and relatives, vacationers and others along the way.
So actually, you will be getting many things at this race.
So, please join us before 8am for this wonderful free run. Race starts at 8:00am sharp.
SSB police and EMTs and the wonderful and very helpful beach patrol crew will be present.
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Race Results for 2019
Top 3 Men
Miguel Matta 20:06
William Patrick 21:47
Joshua Lang 21:49
Top 3 Women
Laura Strickland 22:45
Taylor Koester 23:05
Cathy Masiello 23:17
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We do not have a race report for 2018, but if you know the winners (even though everyone is a winner),
please email us the information. Thank you.
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Race Report for 2017
Another great year at the Sunset Beach 5K. We want to thank Mike P. for doing the whole race. Bill was not able to come down this year. We had 125 runners, which is a little lower than normal but we can blame the weather and high tide for part of that attendance. Mike's smart item of passing out leis to everyone was brilliant. If you have pictures from this race, please email Bill.gall3@gmail.com and I will add them to the site. It seems like new top 6 finishers.
We also want to thank the reliable and very helpful beach patrol and the Town of SSB for giving us permission to host this free and wonderful race on the pristine beach.
We also want to thank Sunset Beach Properties for their yearly donation of all the lip balm, they are very generous.
Men
1. 21:45 Josh Wang
2. 22:14 Wyatt Westner
3. 22:50 Garrett Higgins
Women
1. 24:31 Kasey Hawkins
2. 26:22 Maggie Grassell
3. 27:03 Morgan Korst
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Race Report for 2016
Everyone had a great time for the wonderful FREE run. Everyone loved the water which was passed out at the start/finish line and at the turn around stop. If you have pictures or videos from the race, please email them to us and we will load them up on our site. From all the feedback Mike and I received from all the runners we talked to loved everyone loved the race, the beach and the weather.
Top Male Finishers 2016: Top Female Finishers 2016:
William Schmidt 18:36 Allison Labyk 22:44
Nick Kasinec 20:36 Kim Hopkins 22:54
Daniel Hopkins 20:40 Amy Otteni 23:42
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Race Report for 2015
Everyone had a great time for the wonderful FREE run. Everyone loved the water supplied by Sunset Properties which was passed out at the start/finish line and at the turn around stop. If you have pictures or videos from the race, please email them to us and we will load them up on our site. From all the feedback Mike and I received from all the runners we talked to loved everyone loved the race, the beach and the weather. (we apologize for any misspelled names below). We received the feedback that starting earlier was better for everyone. We also found out that people were looking forward to the lip balm, which may come back next year.
We had plenty of water at the start and finish and and had some left over.
We had some great help this year from Coastal Race Productions with letting us borrow their tables and air horn.
We apologize for the mis-calculated route, it was 3.87 miles.
Some winners did not accept the awards, which were a t-shirt, cup or $5 gift certificate to Sunset Slush.
Race pictures are further below.
Top Male Finishers 2015: Top Female Finishers 2015:
Bobby Grasior 21:53 Rachel Lowe 27:02
Nat Grimm 25:00 Meryl Switzer 28:19
Chad Bosel 25:48 Claire Reinhard 29:23
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Race Report for 2014
Everyone had a great time for the wonderful FREE run. Everyone loved the Sunset Properties lip balm and the sno-balls coupons and there was enough water at the start line, finish line and turn around spot. If you have pictures or videos from the race, please email them to us and we will load them up on our site. From all the feedback Mike and I received from all the runners we talked to loved everyone loved the race, the beach and the weather. (we apologize for any misspelled names below) . Some winners did not accept the awards.
Top Male Finishers 2014: Top Female Finishers 2014:
Bobby Grasior 16:50 Emily Leonard 20:15
Jon Baker 17:03 Annie ZeberkieWicz 20:39
Vince Leonard 19:29 Caroline Robkius 21:50
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Race Report from 2013:
250 + runners from many states ran this free race on Aug 8, 2013.
Everyone had a great time. We gave out Sunset Properties lip balm and window decals to every runner.
We also handed out 195 $1 coupons for sno-balls from Sunset Beach Trading Company.
We also gave out water at the turn around spot and at the end.
We want to thank all our runners and dedicated volunteers.
If you have any pictures that you took on Aug 8 and want to share them, we would live to post them.
Please email us to Bill.Gall3@gmail.com
Please email us any feedback you have.
For next year, we need to borrow two folding tables and a bullhorn. If anyone has one of those items please contact us.
Next year, we will also have mile markers, so you can gauge your speed and timing.
Top Male Finishers 2013: Top Female Finishers 2013:
Jon Baker 16:47 Tracy Manning 20:01
Jacob Stoner 17:01 Annie ZeberkieWicz 20:29
Fred Kurst 17:27 Rebecca Bosano 21:41
The top male and female finisher received a $15 gift certificate from the Sunset Beach Trading Company. The next two fastest women received a $10 gift certificate to Island Breeze Store. The second fastest male received a great t-shirt from AO Surf Store on Sunset Beach. And the third fastest male received a gift certificate to the cool, fun, fancy, well staffed coffee store Maverick's Java on the other side of the bridge.
History and pictures are on the right side of this site.
Race Pictures
Race Pictures
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2019 Race Pictures
2015 Race Pictures
2014 Race Pictures
2013 Race Pictures
The steps to get this race running are:
The steps to get this race running are:
Fill out the Town of Sunset Beach permit request by Feb 11, 2020. Link right below. Include a check for a police detail and EMT detail and the fee for the permit. All are very reasonable fees. The usual date is the first Thursday of August.
2. Wait for the reply from the Town of SSB. If you do not hear back by April 11, 2020, call them and see if they need more information. They are sweet-hearts there. Once you get approval, please contact Bill Gallagher at Bill.Gall3@gmail.com and have him update this website with a new date and any other web changes.
3. Advertise this race; social media, SSB Properties real estate Facebook account and any other Facebook accounts on SSB and surrounding areas. No signs are allowed on the beach.
4. Make a sign just for race day to show people that we are having a race on this day. Please check out the sign in the pictures below.
5. Measure out the turn around mark the day before and leave some drift wood in the dunes. It is up to you if you want to have a water spot at the turn around spot or any where on the route.
6. Become friends with the Beach Patrol, because if you have a water spot at the turn around, they could be critical in getting all the water,table, cups, etc. out to the water spot.
7. Make the race as little impact on the beach. NO plastic bottles, No waxed covered cups, leave no trace.
8. Get a singer to sing the National Anthem, someone who can project.
9. Talk to area vendors and get 6 free prizes for the fastest three men and three women. If you bring your adorable daughter or son along and have them do the sales pitch, you will have a higher success rate.
10. Email Eddie Walters eddie@sunsetproperties.travel who is the man in charge at Sunset Beach Properties and ask him if he would love to continue to be the title/platinum/ultimate sponsor for the SSB 5K. Ask him also if he can mention the race on their Facebook page and Calendar. By being the platinum sponsor see if he can donate 250 SSB Properties lib palms, which are the greatest things. Email him in early April, so he has time to order some. He is a wonderful guy.
These steps seem like a lot but 90% can be done with email. Some of these steps above are optional.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Keep the running spirit alive.
Bill Gallagher Bill.Gall3@gmail.com
Please email any pictures you take to Bill Gallagher Bill.gall3@gmail.com
Thank you very much.
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